Chlamydia cases show 60% increase

The number of chlamydia cases has risen sharply in the region

The number of people diagnosed with chlamydia in south west Scotland has risen by 60% in the space of a year.

The Scottish Government figures for Dumfries and Galloway show 104 people were diagnosed with the sexually transmitted infection in 2007.

That compared with a total of 65 cases in the previous year.

A spokesman for NHS Dumfries and Galloway said the high rates were a reflection of successful monitoring, testing and detection schemes.

Chlamydia rates in the region have been of concern for some time.

In 2007 the local NHS recorded the highest rate of infection in Scotland for women under the age of 25.

The latest figures are for people who were diagnosed at local GUM clinics.

The report shows that there were 66 cases among men and 38 among women last year.

NHS Dumfries and Galloway has said it is fully committed to implementing the appropriate measures to reduce the rate of infection in the region.

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